Diplomacy

Foreign Ministry:

"The Brazilian government has taken note of the publication, today, April 8, the annual report of theU.S. State Department on Human Rights. The Brazilian government does not comment on the contents of reports made ​​unilaterally by countries, based on legislation and criteria household, by which such countries are attributed position ofevaluators in the situation of human rightsworldwide. Such assessments do not include the situation in their own territories and other areassubject to its jurisdiction in fact. Brazil reiterates itsstrong commitment to international systems human rights, which participates in a transparent andconstructive. Brazil will remain engaged,particularly in the Universal Periodic Reviewmechanism of the Human Rights Council, a bodycreated to assess human rights situations incountries of the United Nations. "